Heliopause

Bliss

Time Waits For No One

Isaac Howlett, front person of acclaimed synth-pop outfit Empathy Test, unveils his latest solo single Spiralling - a raw, dance-floor-ready track addressing depression and anxiety from his own lived experience. Collaborating with the enigmatic European music collective A State of Flux, Howlett delivers a compelling blend of accessible hooks and emotional nuance, transcending genre boundaries.

Drawing from diverse electronic influences, Spiralling creates a soundscape that’s both immediate and immersive, pairing dance-floor rhythms with rich, emotionally layered textures. It’s a musical journey into the depths of inner turmoil.

“I’m in the privileged position of being asked to collaborate a lot, but rarely find time. However, when a deliciously dark demo entitled Spiralling landed in my inbox, I was immediately inspired. The lyrics come from something my late grandfather said which stuck with me; “depression runs in the men, on your mother's side”. I felt like a time-bomb waiting to explode.”
– Isaac Howlett

Behind the production, A State of Flux, known for its creative anonymity and fluid collective ethos, crafted a backdrop that marries both clarity and complexity...

“We wanted to create a musical backdrop that, on the surface, seemed immediately accessible, but also delivered on complexity that mirrored Isaac’s personal expression. It was a highly collaborative and fluid process where the track developed over a series of months with everyone contributing musical ideas.”
– Peter 7, A State of Flux 
credits
released July 3, 2025

Written by Isaac Howlett and Peter Sutherland Burns. Performed by Isaac Howlett and A State of Flux. Mixed and mastered by Pete Burns.

Spiralling

Stitches

In Between

Chant

From the new album "abstraction layer": https://holon-subatomic-audio.bandcamp.com/album/abstraction-layer

Finding Ourselves In This New Reality

Stream on Spotify : https://tinyurl.com/burningthemold
Music video on Youtube : https://youtu.be/ietsjIpdoPI

Written and composed by Matthieu Roche
Produced by Sophia Hamadi @sdiamah and Matthieu Roche
Mixed by Dorian Bauléry
Mastered by Emily Magpie

Burning the Mold

Tracklisting
01. Safe Mind - Brick Store (https://safemind.bandcamp.com/track/brick-store)
02. Patience - White Of An Eye (https://soundcloud.com/nightschool/patience-white-of-an-eye-lssn056)
03. Amarcord - Friends Edit (https://soundcloud.com/ritmofatale/amarcord-friends-they-come-go)
04. Kittin & The Hacker - Purist Edit (https://misskittin.bandcamp.com/track/purist)
05. Lauer - Friends (feat. Dena) (https://lauer.bandcamp.com/track/friends-w-dena)
06. Aidan Noell - Sharevari (feat. Nancy Whang) Edit (https://aidannoell.bandcamp.com/track/sharevari)
07. Sacred Skin - Born In Fire (https://soundcloud.com/sacredskin-music/born-in-fire)
08. TR/ST - All At Once  (https://soundcloud.com/trst-sc/all-at-once)
09. Cold Cave - Siren Song Edit (https://coldcave.bandcamp.com/track/siren-song)
10. Casket Cassette - Broken Tomorrow Edit (https://soundcloud.com/casket-cassette/broken-tomorrow)
11. Crazy Lovers (Ms. Boan + INHALT ArpStars Remix) Benzin187 Re Edit
12. Gorillaz feat. Beck - The Valley of The Pagans (https://soundcloud.com/gorillaz/the-valley-of-the-pagans-feat)
13. Curses - Elegant Death Benzin187 Re Edit (https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever/elegant-death)
14. Patience - Living Things Don't Last Edit (https://patienceworld.bandcamp.com/track/living-things-dont-last)
15. ACTORS - Obsession (https://soundcloud.com/actors-music/obsession)
16. Dragon Inn 3 - Murder In The Third (https://soundcloud.com/dragoninn3-music/murder-in-the-third)
17. Sacred Skin - Waiting (https://soundcloud.com/sacredskin-music/waiting)
18. Dragon Inn 3 - I'll Be Right Over (https://soundcloud.com/dragoninn3-music/ill-be-right-over)
19. Sex Kino - Don't Look Back Edit (https://soundcloud.com/the-ransom-note/premiere-sex-kino-dont-look-back-hearec)
20. Juno Francis - Let It Go (https://junofrancis.bandcamp.com/track/let-it-go)
21.  Nation of Language - In Your Head Edit (https://soundcloud.com/nationoflanguage/in-your-head)

Benzin187 - The Trip Mixtape

Buy Link 
https://jardindebliss.bandcamp.com/album/spoiled-wldv-remix-2

With Spoiled remixed by @wldv I am closing the chapter of my THALASSA album.

He transformed the track into a dark italo ritual for the dancefloor where bass and synths collide with my voice and fragility turns into raw energy. Calling for your listen. Out on every platform

Full version: https://lynkify.in/album/spoiled-wldv-remix/jP7iqfUj

SPOILED (WLDV REMIX)

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/findme

Living somewhere between The NeverEnding Story and The Chronicles of Narnia, “Find Me” tells the story of a youthful promise, a secret hiding place, and the years in between.

FIND ME
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP) & Rainer Aschemeier (GEMA)

You know me
I’ll chase a shooting star
Even when it disappears

A childhood pact
A test of loyalty
We’ve endured for all these years

Beyond the wasteland dune
In the lair of the dragon rune
Under the mighty sea
Will you find me?

In the eye of the hurricane
In the notes of the last refrain
Inside the lion‘s den
Will you find me?

A secret place
We never said out loud
Where we vowed to meet again

I hold on tight with all my might
Somehow I still believe in magic
And reckless schemes

Far from the land where we began
Somehow I still believe in magic
And whispered dreams

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Find Me

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Find Me

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